BlueMid-toneMuted

Pencil Lead

#5B6074

Contrast at a glance

White text

6.23:1AA

Black text

3.18:1AA large

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About Pencil Lead

Pencil Lead (#5B6074) is a mid-tone muted blue. Its RGB value is 91, 96, 116 and its HSL value is 228°, 12%, 41%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 6.23:1 (WCAG AA). Below are ten tints and shades of Pencil Lead, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Harmonies

Complementary

#5B6074 · #746F5B

Analogous

#5B6D74 · #5B6074 · #635B74

Triadic

#5B6074 · #745B60 · #60745B

Split complementary

#5B6074 · #74625B · #6D745B

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